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When working up close with dogs during a multiple dog session, and the dogs are different sizes, which lens is the best to choose so you aren’t constantly switching?
I find the focal length range of...

Urban areas can be challenging to shoot in as there is just so much going on visually!
Instead of heavily featuring the location, concentrate on getting some more great expressions from your doggy model, using a...

10. Practice!
Like most things you want to get better at in life, the key to obtaining consistently great action photos is to practice!
Anything that you can get your dog to do repetitively – say, jumping for...

7. Focus!
Obtaining sharp focus in action shots is possibly the most important aspect of them all – and the hardest!
Depending on your camera body, you’ll have various focus point options. I’ve found for action, a...

Welcome! You're probably here because you've heard about this mystical "BBF" - and wondered what it is and why people would want to use it. A fellow pet photographer and friend taught me this method several...

Image 2 of 5 of Scully’s Session in the series Creating Variety in Your Dog Photography Sessions
Always be “ready for anything” when photographing dogs.
Shooting in continuous focus (AI Servo on Canon and AF-C on Nikon)...

Image 3 of 5 of Chloe’s Session in the series Creating Variety in Your Dog Photography Sessions
When she was younger, Chloe had a reputation for being mischievous and just a little bit naughty, but being...

Image 2 of 5 of Billy’s Session in the series Creating Variety in Your Dog Photography Sessions
The seaside headland where I was shooting Billy’s session has some really cool rocky features - pink and red...

Flying ears, flapping tongues and crazy eyes. Action photos of dogs are often hilarious and always incredibly popular, but as you may have discovered, they’re not always the easiest to capture. Obtaining sharp action shots...

Even the most well-trained dogs are never completely still. I recommend always shooting in continuous autofocus mode. That’s AI Servo in Canon and AF-C in Nikon. Consider learning how to use back button focusing so...

Read your camera’s manual cover to cover and experiment with different focusing settings to find the best combination for you. High-end cameras especially have a multitude of selectable focus points, focusing modes and tracking settings....